The 2024 Let's Run Up the Score! Thread - week #4

[Muda69]

You can tell offenses are getting it in gear this week.  Defenses, not so much:

Friday's games  - Week #4
Boone Grove    50     Calumet Christian    14      
Brown County    57     Irvington Prep    0     
Brownstown Central    54     Salem    12      
Cascade    49     West Central    0      
*Cloverdale    71     Southside HomeSchool    0      
Columbus East    62     Jennings County    7      
East Central    49     Franklin County    13      
Forest Park    44     Tecumseh    0      
Frontier    61     Faith Christian    0      
Greenwood Christian    49     Edinburgh    0     
Griffith    55     Whiting    0      
Hagerstown    62     Union County    0      
Heritage Hills    48     South Spencer    0      
Homestead    40     Fort Wayne Northrop    0      
Indianapolis Lutheran    49     Covenant Christian    8      
Jasper    41     Evansville Bosse    0      
Kokomo    49     Anderson    12      
Lawrence North    62     North Central (Indianapolis)    10      
Lawrenceburg    70     Greensburg    3      
Lebanon    42     North Montgomery    0      
Logansport    54     Benton Central    0      
Maconaquah    62     Whitko    0      
Madison    58     Carroll County (Ky.)    14      
Mississinewa    47     Frankton    0      
New Palestine    56     Mount Vernon (Fortville)    8      
New Prairie    48     South Bend Adams    6      
North Judson    46     North Miami    0      
North Putnam    57     Crawfordsville    21      
Northeastern    47     Cambridge City Lincoln    0      
Northview    49     West Vigo    7      
Norwell    55     Bellmont    0      
Paoli    47     Perry Central    0      
Parke Heritage    39     Attica    0      
Penn    44     South Bend Washington    6      
Pike    53     Southport    7      
Pioneer    63     Caston    6      
Providence    45     Clarksville    6      
Rochester    36     Manchester    0      
South Dearborn    41     Connersville    0      
South Vermillion    48     North Vermillion    6      
Southmont    40     Frankfort    0      
Southridge    53     Pike Central    7      
Springs Valley    55     West Washington    15      
Triton    48     South Central (Union Mills)    12      
Warsaw    56     Wawasee    6      
Wes-Del    51     Southern Wells    6     

Saturday's games - Week #4
East Chicago Central    48    Bowman Academy    8   

* RUTS Non-sportmanship winner of the week.  A homeschool?  Really?

New category -  "Bullcrap track meets - not football"
Brebeuf Jesuit    69     Guerin Catholic    62      
Northwestern    64     Lewis Cass    55      

 

Multi-week offenders:
3    Brownstown Central
2   Cascade
2    Centerville
3    Cloverdale
2    Columbia City
2    Crown Point
2   Forest Park
2   Frontier
2    Gibson Southern
3    Griffith
2    Jay County
2    Logansoport
2    Maconaquah
2    Madison-Grant
2    New Prairie
2    North Decatur
2   North Judson
2   Northeastern
2   Northview
2   Rochester
2    Seeger
3    South Vermillion
2   Southridge
3    Springs Valley
3    Switzerland County
2    Tell City
2   Triton
2    Tri-West
2   Warsaw
2    West Noble
2    Whiting

 

HAND

[BTF]

How is winning a game 36-0 "running up the score?"

[Muda69]

1 hour ago, BTF said:

How is winning a game 36-0 "running up the score?"

I've explained my methodology in past RUTS threads from prior years.  Please do some research.

 

Edited September 15, 2024 by Muda69

[BTF]

17 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

I've explained my methodology in past RUTS threads from prior years.  Please do some research.

 

I'll kindly pass, not worth the time. I just know that a team was up this past weekend 35-0 and lost. Gotta go for the jugular. As a coach, I'm running the score up to 49-0 in the first half. If I have an opportunity to score again before halftime, I'm taking a knee, the game is over. If I'm up 35-0 in the second half, I'm letting the 2nd string run down the clock. 

[kdets89]

Lutheran was up 49-0 at halftime, and the final score was 49-8.

I propose an amendment to the RUTS methodology that exempts any team whose halftime score equals their final score.

Edited September 15, 2024 by kdets89
Can't type.

[Tippy]

3 hours ago, BTF said:

How is winning a game 36-0 "running up the score?"

His methodology doesn't make any more sense today than it did 15 years ago.  LCC plays Benton Central in a few weeks, and will soon be a multi-week offender.  Seeger is already a muti-week offender and LCC doesn't want Seeger to get too far in front of them. 🙂

[BTF]

11 minutes ago, Tippy said:

His methodology doesn't make any more sense today than it did 15 years ago.  LCC plays Benton Central in a few weeks, and will soon be a multi-week offender.  Seeger is already a muti-week offender and LCC doesn't want Seeger to get too far in front of them. 🙂

I'm curious what Rodney would say about this.

[FinePrint]

19 hours ago, kdets89 said:

Lutheran was up 49-0 at halftime, and the final score was 49-8.

I propose an amendment to the RUTS methodology that exempts any team whose halftime score equals their final score.

Same for Triton.  Ahead 48-0 at the half.  Final was 48-12.

[First_Backer_Inside]

23 hours ago, BTF said:

How is winning a game 36-0 "running up the score?"

We were up 30-0, so what Muda thinks we should do is get down to the 10, kick a field goal, and then every time we get the ball back, try to punt it down to the 1 on first down every time to work towards a safety. This of course would mean we keep our number 1 defense on the field and continue to physically beat up the other team, rather than score a touchdown, get the running clock, and put 2's in to show the mercy he wants everyone to show. We did not do what Muda would have wanted and we scored the touchdown to get the running clock and get our varsity off the field.

[BTF]

42 minutes ago, First_Backer_Inside said:

We were up 30-0, so what Muda thinks we should do is get down to the 10, kick a field goal, and then every time we get the ball back, try to punt it down to the 1 on first down every time to work towards a safety. This of course would mean we keep our number 1 defense on the field and continue to physically beat up the other team, rather than score a touchdown, get the running clock, and put 2's in to show the mercy he wants everyone to show. We did not do what Muda would have wanted and we scored the touchdown to get the running clock and get our varsity off the field.

I don't think anyone takes this thread seriously anyway. I'm a pretty compassionate guy, I'm not bothered by blowouts until it gets into the 60's and 70's. I think it's ok to show mercy at that point. 

If I'm a head coach and in a situation to give my second string QB some reps, I can assure you that I'm not sending him out there to had the ball off every time. On the surface, passing the ball when there is a running clock might look like "running up the score," could be a situation where the second string QB is getting passing practice. However, if the margin is in the 50's, the second string QB should have been in the game long enough to get some passing reps in, so no need to pass at that point. Be gentlemen and run the clock out. 

[Bear54]

21 hours ago, Tippy said:

His methodology doesn't make any more sense today than it did 15 years ago.  LCC plays Benton Central in a few weeks, and will soon be a multi-week offender.  Seeger is already a muti-week offender and LCC doesn't want Seeger to get too far in front of them. 🙂

Seeger's streak ended last week. Riverton Parke beat them 40-6.  BTW, RP narrowly missed the multi-week offender list by 1 point

[Gipper]

South Newton beat North Newton 48-13, I'm glad the Rebels weren't included in this waste of time...

[btownqbcoach1]

Week 4 of "I'm a nerd and have no clue how this sport with young people actually works"

[Gipper]

29 minutes ago, btownqbcoach1 said:

Week 4 of "I'm a nerd and have no clue how this sport with young people actually works"

Precisely!  If you're a 15-18 kid and have the ball, you want to score.   Human nature.

"Woody, why did you go for 2?"

"Because I couldn't go for 3..."

[First_Backer_Inside]

26 minutes ago, Gipper said:

South Newton beat North Newton 48-13, I'm glad the Rebels weren't included in this waste of time...

They had the perfect point differential. Right at the +35 mark, nicely done.

[Donnie Baker]

40 minutes ago, btownqbcoach1 said:

Week 4 of "I'm a nerd and have no clue how this sport with young people actually works"

Think about the children 

[Gipper]

13 minutes ago, Donnie Baker said:

Think about the children 

The children need to learn to lose with dignity.

 

[Gipper]

18 hours ago, Gipper said:

The children need to learn to lose with dignity.

 

Not everybody gets a trophy.

[Gipper]

21 hours ago, Gipper said:

South Newton beat North Newton 48-13, I'm glad the Rebels weren't included in this waste of time...

A thumbs down from Muda69?  Well, my day has completely gone to hell....

On 9/15/2024 at 8:06 AM, BTF said:

How is winning a game 36-0 "running up the score?"

it's not.

[Muda69]

1 hour ago, Gipper said:

it's not.

Please provide us with the percentage of IHSAA High School Varsity Football games, regular season and tournament,  where at one point one team is ahead by 35 or more points and then proceeds to lose the game. 

[Gipper]

1 minute ago, Muda69 said:

Please provide us with the percentage of IHSAA High School Varsity Football games, regular season and tournament,  where at one point one team is ahead by 35 or more points and then proceeds to lose the game. 

I have far more important things to do than cater to your nonsense.   Life ain't fair, get over it.

[Gipper]

22 hours ago, Donnie Baker said:

Think about the children 

Are said children the actual players?  I'm pretty sure they train to gain muscle mass and many things that set them apart for being children.  I think it's more like 6-2, 225 lb. killing machines...

[First_Backer_Inside]

2 minutes ago, Gipper said:

Are said children the actual players?  I'm pretty sure they train to gain muscle mass and many things that set them apart for being children.  I think it's more like 6-2, 225 lb. killing machines...

What I wouldn't give to have a few of those on our team. We have more like 5'10" 160 killing....er ankle biting machines lol

[First_Backer_Inside]

I think the system is just a little flawed @Muda69, some teams don't have a good place kicker, so getting exactly +35 points is numerically impossible for some us. Could you give some our teams a pass with like a +36-38 point differential? Darn soccer players won't take a little time out of there week to put some pads and a helmet on and kick it through the uprights for us.

[Gipper]

3 minutes ago, First_Backer_Inside said:

What I wouldn't give to have a few of those on our team. We have more like 5'10" 160 killing....er ankle biting machines lol

That was basically our O-Line back in the day...